say they they make up 16% of the taxes collectle in the country. all the different argument. what about the concern over the country's fiscal situation. and how it factors in to this particular disaster relief bill after the house passed the $9 billion relief bill, the first tranche of relief the last two weeks. new jersey governor chris christie criticized for the delay to this point. thenate doing something two weeks ago. it seems to me that the criticism it's a blunt instrument. 1.6% of discretionary spending lop it off and throw it away. if you look at priest proposals, doing away with the legal services and you think wait a minute. there is a political agenda here being pursued by people who want to do away with the discretionary spending. the comeback has been this is the first time. you have never had a situation where disaster relief has been attached to, the compensatory cuts in the rest of the budget. >> bret: right. that is a fair point. they makebe is that to tie all of this together has not happened before. it didn't happen in katrina and it didn't happen in othe